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1
the act of making something holy through religious ritual
- the sacred site required another sanctification after it had been defiled by the invaders
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the act or fact of freeing from sin or moral guilt
- the Christian belief that the suffering and death of Jesus was responsible for the sanctification of all humankind
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“Sanctification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanctification. Accessed 18 Aug. 2022.
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